How did I not know this was up for purchase? My immediate reaction? SOLD. I am happy to support the developer.

Hi again, I notice the voice actresses aren't credited in this version. Do they wish to remain anonymous or is that part of your deal with them?

Loving the look of this game! Definitely one I'll be watching and wishlisting. I also didn't realise a game came before it so I'll be checking that too. Good luck on the development and I wish you the success you deserve.

Is this game still under development or not,I really appreciate this game,and it looks so promising too,Hope Its still developing

I've encountered a problem on the android version, just after being thrown down that big hole by the villains the game freezes before you start talking to the character on your left ( I dont know anyone's name sorry.) The music still plays but otherwise it just freezes up every time. Any advice?

Playing on an Android Google Pixel 7 

Amazingly well-thought out and High-effort for something made by a single developer! Art style is both incredibly well done and fits well with the retro style. The controls may have a bit of a learning curve, especially if you're not using a gamepad, but can be easily re-arranged in the menu. Mechanics-wise the game can be somewhat difficult to learn, as it's not all handed to you immediately, and instead drip-fed to you through lore notes obtained via exploration (though, it does quite feel like the nostalgic difficulty of the older retro titles, which also did similar!) After the initial hurdle of learning the mechanics, the combat and elemental circuit systems feel quite smooth and satisfying to use. (the chemistry nerd in me squealed with joy upon seeing that the sodium element was placed just before the underwater segment.)

I encountered almost no issues in my playthrough of the demo until a cutscene bug consistently froze my game (though sound would still play) after Eva's fight outside of the cavern. I also had encountered the same issue with two previous cutscenes, namely the cutscene when a game is first created and when you are initially dropped into the cavern, these were easily bypassed by simply skipping the affected scenes however. The cutscene after Eva's fight was not skippable, and my game is currently stuck there.

Overall, this looks like a very promising project, and I'll definitely be purchasing the full game once it's ready. 

Game also has an adorable cat complete with cute sound effects. This has not biased my review at all. Nuh-uh. Nope. Nada.

May I ask you how long did it take to make the whole game and how many people worked on this project? I wanna try to get into this world of game dev but I have only a few hours to spend on game dev and I wanna calculate if its worthy or not. 

thank you so much for your hard work on this. it is exceptional. i love it!

Hello my respect, can I make a video walkthrough of this game? <3

Had a really great experience with the demo overall! I love how the game controls and how the combat feels and I especially like how much variety there is with the amount of spells you get. I really dig the art style and the symphonic sound track, takes me back to the old school Castlevania days!

A couple of points to raise that were not big issues as such but I feel could be looked at:

I could only look around the map with the d-pad which felt slow and clunky, would have been much better with the control stick. Until you get used to it, the menu while selecting subweapons and alchemy spells feels a bit confusing (that could just be me). Also in the cave area, I could barely see anything around me so was taking a lot of hits all the time which felt a little unfair.

I wish the devs all the best with the full release because I very much enjoyed the demo and I love the idea of being able to create your own maps in the full game for other people around the world to download and try!

Danny, I gotta say CONGRATULATIONS. I checked this out a year ago on Android, but a bit disappointed. I discovered it here on Itch.io and it AMAZING how much you have improved this game. Shut up, take my money!

What is the press kit ? 

Can you change the Android download to a normal .apk so I can manage updates with Mitch? https://gardenapple.itch.io/mitch

sex update when

This was a blast to play through - every part of the control felt right. I hated having to hold down Up to launch the subweapon in SotN, so having its own dedicated buttons was nice. 

It was confusing to figure out which button did what, though - every symbol looked foreign and non-descriptive compared to other games. Once I figured that out, everything was really fun to control. I only had trouble with the swinging things, and the D-pad in general - I was playing on a tablet, too! It was a joy to control the character since dodging didn't make you go faster than normal running, and jumping felt SO perfect. 
    One of the Play Store's taglines were about dying a lot, so it's nice to see the 5 times my character died was because of me not doing good enough, rather than a result of terrible controls. I do have to say though that 1) why is the bonus boss far easier than the story boss and 2) the story boss' dash attack is too tall, I once died even though my character's feet was 2 entire inches above her head. Also, her first phase's fireballs are MUCH MUCH HARDER to dodge due to them ranging between really slow and fast (the second phase was fast - very fast, easier to dodge). But atleast the boss made sounds upon being hit so I wasn't really mad. 

The game's artstyle is superb and it's clear the artist spent a lot of time practicing the Castlevania artstyle - I approve. The character looks just as great as Shanoa, if not better due to her vibrant color choices. Surprisingly, she never blended in the background despite a lot of the game having red hues, too.   
    I was a little disappointed to to find no secret areas you whack with your whip, though.

  Overall, I loved the hour I spent playing the game. I like the idea of no EXP levels too, especially if it's balanced out by buying stuff later when the game has a shop system (so you can only buy a limited number of potions). It still gives a sense of progression without the extremeities that roguelite genre does. Thank you for making this.

4/5 stars though because you didn't thank the player for playing the game. MWAHAHAHAHA

Good game for hentai lovers.

The game is a masterpiece!!!

muito bom, eu adorei o jogo

lo acabo de jugar en android y me encanto! te felicito! me gustaria hacerte unas preguntas sobre desarrollo ya que soy nuevo y estoy aprendiendo a programar en GMS y estoy desarrollando un metroidvania!

What OpenGL the game runs?

Amei o jogo,acabei de joga e min apaixonei pelo jogo e pela protagonista gostei muito e espero q o projeto der tudo certo

I downloaded this game, as part of a bigger way of testing the value of Itch.io's Gamepad (Any) input category.

This game does a nice job of supporting Xbox 360 controllers, and it even adjusts its button images around it.

Unfortunately, if you plug in some other kind of controller, the game will still see it, and try to impose a control scheme on it, which is a clumsy process to get around.

I don't have any problem with games having built-in controller support, per se, but with this game, there's no way to disable the built-in controller detection code. I would've preferred the game to not include any controller-recognition functionality, because that would've actually made it MUCH more controller-compatible, given that controller profilers do exist.

Played the game and so far I can see the potential. Looking forward for you to keep updating it until it become a full release^^. Tho I think a bit of achievement is a nice touch Idk if it is possible to add achievements tho XD.

Hola danny , ¿podria poner la demo de toziuha en steam? para que yo pueda poner en mi lista de deseados , no quiero olvidar de ese juegazo 

Soludos desde brasil 

"This is a metroidvania style game where you don't need to farm."

This is kinda sad for me, is one of the aspects I loved about modern Castlevania games (and we can tell you got inspired on Order of Ecclesia, which is sadder for me that you can only use Whips?)

Fenomenal el juego! Si necesitan una mano, los ayudo. Soy también de los juegos de la vieja escuela.